Chapter 51: Take a Deep Breath, Dizziness is Normal
"Rumble—!"
Giant trees toppled one after another, like stalks of rice harvested by an invisible sickle. The Man Faced Demon Spider's eight legs scurried as it bolted through the woods, not daring to stop for a moment.
Just as it rushed out of the dense forest and burst into a narrow mountain valley, a sudden change occurred.
"Boom!!!"
A massive explosion actually echoed from the canyon exit a hundred meters away!
The rock walls trembled, rubble rolled down, and smoke billowed up, as if another giant beast was charging from that side!
The Man Faced Demon Spider's footsteps came to an abrupt halt. Purple light flickered rapidly in its compound eyes, showing hesitation. However, it quickly made a decision, turning its long legs to try and bypass this dangerous place by hugging the steep stone walls.
Yet, it had barely moved half a step when a calm voice abruptly rang out from above its head.
"Bind."
The moment the word fell, the hideous spider shadow beneath the Man Faced Demon Spider, stretched long by the sunlight, suddenly came to life!
The shadow surface churned like boiling water. Several giant frogs, half the size of a human, suddenly lunged out. Their long tongues shot through the air like iron chains, accurately wrapping around its most critical supporting legs!
"Hiss-ga—!"
The Man Faced Demon Spider hissed in terror, its entire body exerting force. Its carapace creaked piercingly as it tried to break free from this eerie restraint.
"Chila—!"
Almost at the same time, several bolts of pale lightning struck down from high altitude without warning!
The electrical light accurately slammed into the joints connecting its carapace-covered back and limbs. Violent thunder elements instantly poured in, causing its massive body to twitch violently and fall into a brief state of paralyzed rigidity.
"Moo!!!"
A low bestial roar sounded from the other side of the canyon. A black shadow, like a cannonball fired from a barrel, charged forward with the momentum to shatter mountains and crack rocks!
The figure of the Shikigami Piercing Ox materialized amidst the smoke and dust, slamming hard into the Man Faced Demon Spider's exposed flank!
"Crack!!!"
The sound of bone and armor shattering exploded, making one's teeth ache.
Although this strike hadn't reached full power due to the short distance, the Piercing Ox's terrifying impact was still more than the Man Faced Demon Spider could bear.
Its massive body was knocked off the ground, flying like a rag doll and tumbling out of the canyon entrance.
It tore through everything in its path, snapping over a dozen towering ancient trees before finally coming to a halt in the messy woodland.
The dust slowly settled.
Two of the legs on its left side were bent at unnatural angles, its carapace was shattered, and murky dark green blood gushed out, soaking the soil beneath it.
The fierce light in its compound eyes had dimmed significantly. It struggled to prop itself up, but it was futile; it was clearly at the end of its rope.
Lin Xuan stepped leisurely out of the valley, standing not far away, calmly watching this dying overlord of the forest.
Just as he was about to raise his hand to finish off this Soul Beast, his movements paused slightly.
He suddenly turned his head, casting his gaze toward the direction from which the Man Faced Demon Spider had fled in panic—the area where dust still lingered and trees lay toppled.
After a few seconds of silence.
"Rustle... rustle..."
The soft sound of branches and leaves being pushed aside came through.
A figure suddenly emerged from the fallen trees and the pervasive dust.
It was a youth who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with an ordinary, even somewhat dull face.
But his eyes were deep and cold, like ice in a deep pool, completely out of place with his youthful appearance.
The most eye-catching thing was what he held in his right hand.
It was a pair of ancient-looking scissors, glowing with an ominous blood-red light.
At the joint of the scissors, a slightly throbbing, living-looking dark red tumor was embedded, resembling a miniature heart—utterly bizarre.
As Lin Xuan saw the newcomer clearly, his pupils constricted almost imperceptibly.
Similarly, the youth holding the scissors was stunned when he saw Lin Xuan and the dying Man Faced Demon Spider beside him.
Ji Yin Old Man!
Lin Xuan instantly confirmed the other's identity.
But the intelligence was severely incorrect. The person before him showed no signs of being heavily injured; moreover, the Soul Power fluctuations surrounding him indicated he had already reached Level 40!
In the few short days since the Shrek Inner Court disciples reported the news, not only had his injuries fully healed, but his cultivation had actually increased by two whole levels!
Looking at it this way, this Man Faced Demon Spider was likely the Soul Beast he was hunting.
Lin Xuan felt speechless in his heart.
Impressive... although part of the reason was that an Evil Soul Master might possess secret techniques, the bigger reason was Shrek Academy's lack of regard for human life.
Other factions would wish they could hold their geniuses in the palms of their hands every day for fear of any accidents, yet only Shrek Academy dared to let its genius disciples carry out such dangerous missions.
Are they really trading that nearly fifty percent casualty rate for the reputation of protecting the continent and purging Evil Soul Masters?
It's not that Evil Soul Masters shouldn't be killed, but the key issue is how they are killed.
One could only say that after ten thousand years of inheritance, Shrek Academy's roots were almost entirely rotten.
In today's situation, if an ordinary Inner Court Spirit Ancestor disciple had come, they would likely have lost a layer of skin even if they didn't die.
At this moment, Ji Yin Old Man had also recovered from his brief shock.
His sinister gaze locked onto Lin Xuan. He took a small step back, raised his right hand holding the scissors, and assumed a defensive posture, with crimson blood-qi faintly floating around him.
However, before he could speak, the cold expression on Lin Xuan's face suddenly vanished, replaced by an exaggerated look of pleasant surprise.
He pointed his finger at Ji Yin Old Man and actually took several quick steps forward, his tone as warm as if meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
"Hey! I recognize you!"
Ji Yin Old Man was stunned by this sudden move. His vigilance didn't drop but instead rose as he shouted sharply,
"Stop! Come any closer and I'll snip off your tongue!"
Lin Xuan seemed not to hear, continuing to approach while tapping his forehead hard, looking as if he was thinking deeply and had finally remembered.
"Look at my memory! I almost forgot, and you forgot too, didn't you? Ah, yes, yes, yes! Liangyou Ice Parlor!"
"Just six years ago, in that small town's market, amidst the dim lights, you suddenly looked back... while I was hidden in the shadows of the lanterns..."
Watching Lin Xuan speak with such conviction as if it were a real event, Ji Yin Old Man looked bewildered and suspicious.
What the hell is all this? Do I know you? What kind of act are you putting on?!
In the instant his mind was slightly distracted by this absurd performance, Lin Xuan's figure suddenly pulled out an afterimage.
Swift as Gui Mei, he pounced straight at him!
Ji Yin Old Man was first startled, then a grin appeared on his face.
"Courting death!"
He reacted extremely quickly, his Soul Power exploding as he prepared to retreat rapidly to open up distance. At the same time, he raised the blood scissors, ready to disembowel this ignorant brat.
However, as he took his second step, the moment his foot landed, he suddenly stepped into empty space!
He saw that the shadow beneath his feet had, at some point, turned into a pool of shadow as thick as ink and seemingly bottomless!
Stepping into it, his entire calf was instantly submerged, as if swallowed by an invisible swamp!
"What...?!"
Ji Yin Old Man lost his center of gravity, and his whole body tumbled backward uncontrollably.
At the same time, Lin Xuan's figure appeared before him as if through Teleportation.
No Soul skills light, no charging up, just the simplest and most direct punch, aimed straight at that shocked face!
"Bang—!!!"
Crack!
The sound of bone cracking and a dull impact exploded simultaneously!
This punch landed solidly right in the middle of Ji Yin Old Man's face.
His nose bridge collapsed instantly, his facial bones shattered, and blood mixed with tooth fragments sprayed backward in a radial pattern!
"Take a deep breath," Lin Xuan's voice rang out calmly, "dizziness is normal."
One punch, heavily wounded!
Suffering such a heavy blow at this distance and in this posture, even if an ordinary Soul Master didn't die, they would certainly fall into a brief mental blank and severe dizziness, making it impossible to organize an effective counterattack.
"Heh... heh heh..."
An eerie low laugh, like a broken bellows, came from that mangled face.
Ji Yin Old Man, who should have been down for the count, saw his figure flicker like a ghost several times. In a bizarre way that was almost like sliding, he glided back over ten meters, opening up distance from Lin Xuan.
He stood steadily. His face was still a mess, dripping with blood and torn flesh, and shattered bone could even be seen.
But he seemed completely unable to feel the pain. Instead, he raised his hand, used his fingertip to dab some blood from his face, put it in his mouth to lick it, and pulled a hair-raising grin at Lin Xuan.
"You little brat from Shrek Academy... your sense of smell is quite sharp."
His voice was hoarse and distorted, his demeanor crazed and excited.
"Didn't expect it, did you? Not only are my injuries healed... I've even broken through two levels in a row! Want to know why? Hehehe..."
Looking at the bizarre behavior and clearly abnormal state of Ji Yin Old Man, Lin Xuan frowned.
Logically, what the opponent should do most right now is counterattack with all his might or find an opportunity to flee, not waste words here.
But since the opponent was taking the initiative to reveal information... Lin Xuan nodded obligingly and replied,
"Yes."
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